Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.” With great innovation comes big change, or even better, disruption, to systems that have been in place for years. For today, we’ll refer to them simply as “studios.”

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By now, we’re all familiar with the classic persona of the Bay Area-located, hoodie-wearing techie, who tells their team to “move fast and break things” in order to “disrupt” entire industries. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Find one small problem and solve it really well.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Photomath , the popular mobile app that helps you solve equations, has raised a $23 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. GSV Ventures, Learn Capital, Cherubic Ventures and Goodwater Capital are also participating in today’s funding round. In 2014, they pitched MicroBlink at TechCrunch Disrupt in London.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

We found that new ventures require radically different talents and skills. Ideas are the critical spark in the first stages of a startup: Ideas for a new product, for a disruptive service or engaging customer experience. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. The idea people.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

John did exactly that and six months later USV provided the seed capital along with True Ventures and a fantastic group of angel investors. If you want to see what Recount is all about you can download the Recount iOS app and/or sign up for their videos delivered via a daily email at the bottom of their website.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hopper’s tech already powers Capital One Travel and Premier Collection, Capital One’s marketplace of hotels and resorts exclusive to Capital One Venture X cardholders. It’s a safe bet that similar experiences along that vein are forthcoming. billion this year. Hopper differentiates itself from rival travel services (e.g.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash. They are most susceptible to being disrupted by better versions. If venture capital is propping up your business performance – good luck when the spigot slows one day.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Mascarenhas has been covering edtech from the very first day she joined TechCrunch as a venture capital and startups writer, and she has built up a reputation as a fearless chronicler of this increasingly vital ecosystem. Discover how Duolingo started with CEO Luis von Ahn at Disrupt 2021. We’re always iterating on the EC-1 format.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

With plans to raise a $25 million fund and more than $15 million already invested, PsyMed Ventures focuses on early-stage startups developing psychedelic therapeutics. And as more regions decriminalize the use of plant-based substances, investors are taking notice. All of that makes us glad this one is out of commission.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Maybe in-car calls need to be disrupted soon, too). ” An existing iteration on the podcast theme — a entrepreneur training course that it has developed in connection with its Masters of Scale podcast, has been downloaded 10,000 times in its first 8 weeks on the market. .”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The company, based on an open-source project that already has 5 million downloads and 8,000 websites using the service (and hundreds of paying customers, according to the company), is a variation on the browser fingerprinting technology that companies have been using for years. WTF is GDPR? Pinto is undeterred. “We

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. The 45-year old venture firm closed in on a $6.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Arrington Capital and Cumberland DRW co-led the round, which also included participation from Coinbase Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Signum Capital, CMT Digital, CMS Holdings, Three Commas and a slew of others. The new investment brings Vega’s total funding raised to over $10 million, according to Crunchbase data.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption. download from iTunes for free) or just skipping to the bits you like. 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! 21:30 Why did Advance Publications buy Reddit?

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

Also, it’s a rare treat when TechCrunch top boss Joey shares something on the site, breaking down how we’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city. While on the topic of Disrupt, here’s your chance to vote for the roundtables and breakouts you want at the event. Big Tech Inc. Lauren has more. Learn more.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. You can watch on YouTube or download the podcast (for the gym!) Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, if an employee downloads Dropbox but the organization uses Google Drive, Nudge will start a dialogue to understand why that decision has been made. “We Let’s say your organization is using Slack, and they’re using Twilio, we’re able to tell you that Twilio is compromised.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2022

What’s next for creator-focused startups now that the venture boom is over? . Meet Fizz, the social app downloaded by ‘95% of Stanford undergrads’ . We’re less than one month away from TechCrunch Disrupt, and I’m already emotional. First up, use code “STARTUPS” for a special reader discount for Disrupt tickets.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

And if you want my presentation on the things I Effed Up at my first startup you can view or download the short PPT by clicking that link on Docstoc. 33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation?

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

million Series A led by Union Square Ventures (USV). It’s no secret that the Brazilian banking system has been poised for disruption, considering the sector’s little attention to customer service and exorbitant fee structure that’s left most Brazilians unbanked, and alt.bank is just the latest company trying to take home a piece of the pie.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The startup — which counts SoftBank, Airbnb, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital India and Microsoft among its investors and was most recently valued at $9.6 Much like every other hospitality and travel firm, Oyo was also severely disrupted by the pandemic. The startup plans to deploy over $330 million to repay its debt.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

The round — which is an extension of the Series A Carry1st raised last May from Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine Ventures and TTV Capital — also saw the same investors double down on their investments in the company. . T hese industries are being pretty significantly disrupted or augmented with web3 and crypto.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Because much of this population is of a lower-income demographic, downloading an app can be cost-prohibitive and difficult. Marcos Toledo, managing partner at venture firm Canary, said that in their previous roles, Mara’s co-founders created, operated and disrupted very complex businesses, in sectors like ride-hailing and food delivery. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

” Blinkist has had 25 million downloads of its app and has just under 1 million paying users, including some 1,500 companies. It had raised just over $37 million, per Pitchbook data , with backers in addition to Insight including Left Lane Capital, T-Ventures, and more.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

By now, we’re all familiar with the classic persona of the Bay Area-located, hoodie-wearing techie, who tells their team to “move fast and break things” in order to “disrupt” entire industries. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Find one small problem and solve it really well.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The California-based company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is designed for Latinos and offers in-culture financial content, products and experiences to help them gain control of their economic power and build wealth. Beatriz Acevedo, co-founder and CEO of Suma Wealth (Image credit: Suma Wealth).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

“When you look at the App Store and Google Play, more than 99% of the mobile games will have between 50 and 100 downloads,” he said. Kooply is tapping into a rapidly growing market that has been disrupted by technological advances in mobile networks, devices, and consumer behavior.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

That piqued my interest, especially because I had just talked to Commsor founder Mac Reddin about his recent funding, a $16 million Series A led by Felicis and Seven Seven Six Ventures. To be a startup aiming to disrupt a category that still has a tone of gray in it comes with its own challenges. Get your tickets here for $5.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 22, 2022

By 2022, BusMap has reached 3 million app downloads with over 400,000 daily active users and expanded its footprint to 5 major cities beyond Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Bangkok, and Chiang Mai.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 2, 2020

Appstore downloads of the top remote working apps rose from 1.4 Continuity & Disruption Mitigation – Remote working, Distance learning, Robotic Process Automation, Home exercise, Cybersecurity, etc. The new shape of the world economy is already beginning to emerge. million per week in early January to 6.7

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Their investors call them disruptive innovators. Users download Leda Health’s app and are prompted to type in information while they save evidence of the assault, such as ripped panties, in separate Ziploc bags. . Detractors like North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein call them “ dirty scammers. ”

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OurCrowd

MAY 23, 2021

Join OurCrowd as we invest in a Series A round with Pico Venture Partners and Pontifax. Nexa3D raises $55M for faster 3D printing OurCrowd increased our investment in Nexa3d , the leader in ultrafast polymer 3D printers, as it raised $55M from investors including Saudi Aramco Ventures. Learn More. Explorium raises $75M Series C.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

Once a user downloads an app, Loop will find a quote for the user based on their location. million seed round led by Freestyle VC, with participation from Blue Fog Capital, Fontinalis Capital Partners, Concrete Rose, Uprising Ventures and Backstage Capital. The startup tells TechCrunch that it has raised a $3.25 Mission, Henry says. “I

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Unvalidated Learnings

JUNE 8, 2017

As such, the history of the MP3 gives an excellent framework to anticipate how disruptive 10x innovations impact a market, and who the winners and losers of such breakthroughs will be. With torrents, the more people who attempted to simultaneously download a file, the faster the download went.”

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OurCrowd

JUNE 23, 2019

Intel has also announced its accelerator launch in Israel , which aims to give early-stage startups “a unique advantage in their quest to disrupt the future.” Help us help them by downloading it from here , rating, and commenting on the app! Top tech news this week.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Craigslist is everybody’s favorite business to say, “I’m going to disrupt them” but somehow nobody has really been able to. TextPlus – Speaking of telecom disruption, a new breed of mobile telco is emerging that are riding the deflationary wave. recruiting) he could build a very profitable business. is getting 3 million views.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It is the production angle that is most fascinating to me and the biggest unspotted trend by most venture capitalists and traditional media executives. most Internet connections have been asymmetric & optimized for downloads). Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. means specifically one thing. billion views.

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